Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Rockford injured

Saturday

Aug 23, 2014 at 11:39 AMAug 23, 2014 at 11:39 AM

ROCKFORD — A pedestrian was seriously injured early this morning while crossing East State Street.

Police responded at 1:35 a.m. to the 7600 block of East State Street to investigate a vehicle versus a pedestrian accident. Officers found the victim, the driver of the vehicle, and numerous witnesses.

The pedestrian reportedly was running north to south when he was struck. He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening head injuries, police said.